The warmup gig was FANTASTIC! Madison and I had a blast!
It was so nice to hear Rocket Queen! The song Better sounded a little different than the demos, this is the song I enjoyed the most. It felt surreal to be hearing it live.. You Could Be Mine totally rocked too!!!
The overall sound was okay. Mabye not as good as it would be in a arena, but mabye that is because I was on the side close to a speaker. There were no major glitches with the sound system wich is good. Id give it a A- or a B++.
Axl seemed in GREAT shape and he was FULL of energy. He looked happy to be there.
The pyros were fantastic as always. We could feel the heat from them all the way to MEZZ1!
Axl didnt change outfits throughout the show. Wich is okay. Changing outfits once or twice would have been okay too. I did notice the houselight guy was not consistent throughout every song in keeping Axl in the spotligh, wich seems important sice Axls shirt is black.
CAMERAS:
Cameras are NOT allowed. If you get caught taking pictures they will take your camera away.. Tons of people were taking pictures with their cell phones (I say at least 200 of them). Security didnt seem to mind that.. the image quality from cell phones is often crappy anyways.
Hammerstein Ballroom:
The Hammerstein Ballroom is PERFECT for an intimate concert. I was glad I braught my coat as the temperature inside was a bit cool. The floor was packed.
Got to meet a few members from the Forum (Darknemous, etc) will be meeting a few more tonight also.
Im off to visit Ground Zero forum members probably Montrealer and JALP..
The warmup gigs are a SUCCESS and really set a positive tone for the European tour. GNR is BACK!
Cant wait for tonights concert!